High rise MT Flashcards

1
Q

High rise building code requirements started in ____

A

February 1976

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2
Q

What are the requirements for buildings to have fire control rooms?

A

Building 75 ft or higher

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3
Q

The window panes that can be broke are marked with what?

A

Maltase cross or fire helmet

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4
Q

how far away are hydrants supposed to be from FDC’s

A

100 Feet

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5
Q

Doors that separate various occupancies swing what direction?

A

Inward

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6
Q

Outward opening doors indicate what types of rooms?

A

Electric
telephone
closest rooms

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7
Q

Preference should be given to using risers in?

A

Stairwells

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8
Q

what can severely restrict flow on standpipe riser outlets and how do you bypass it?

A

Pressure-reducing valves

Break the L shaped arm that restricts the riser wheel.

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9
Q

Otis Gen 2 use a _____ which allows them to not have a conventional elevator room.

A

Flat belt design/ Belt driven system

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10
Q

___ Elevators bypass a portion of a building via a blind shaft?

A

Express

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11
Q

In____ service the doors will not open until the door open button has been activated.

A

Firemen service.

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12
Q

____ is used for any system in a high-rise where detection, fire protection, air handling systems, and communications are centralized for the FD use.

A

Fire control room

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13
Q

Fire phones taken off the hook trigger a notification in the?

A

Fire control room

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14
Q

What’s a system designed to allow personnel in the fire control room to communicate throughout the building including any tenant space above 1,000 sqft.

A

Public address system.

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15
Q

What are the 3 types of smoke control systems that activate in the presence of an alarm?

A

Stairwell
Corridor
Elevator pressurization

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16
Q

If more than ___ floors above the fire contain occupants a ___ should be established with a chief officer in charge.

A

2

Search and evacuation branch

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17
Q

____ Refers to normal smoke movement without impact from environmental conditions, smoke rising upwards, than migrates back downward

A

Mushrooming

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18
Q

Natural movement of air within a relatively tightly-sealed building due to the temp. Difference btw the air on the inside and outside of a structure. Smoke will rise until temps balance or stratify. the reverse when outside temp is higher than inside___.

A

Stack effect

Reverse stack effect

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19
Q

Once fire floor is reached what must be communicated?

A

Fire conditions

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20
Q

Situation report should have?

A

VIT
Volume of fire
Intensity of heat
Temperature seen though the TIC

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21
Q

If wind driven fire is present, no___ should be performed until directed by command.

A

Horizontal ventilation

22
Q

Contents of a building have a heat release rate can allow a fire to ___

A

double in size every 90 seconds

23
Q

Buildings under construction are required to have a riser?

A

Two floors below the finished floor

24
Q

Personnel must not be committed to the interior for operations if?

A

Concrete work is still underway and the framework is in place and burning

25
Q

Personnel should consider using ___ system when available.

A

Building communications

26
Q

Command officers should consider requesting a ________ response to supplement the operation.

A

Rit level 2

27
Q

What building systems must be brought under FD control? EAP

A

Elevator control
Air handler
Pump- fire pump

28
Q

First fire chief on scene must establish command, the second due chief will establish___?

A

Fire attack group supervisor

29
Q

How do you check suspended ceilings?

A

Physically or TIC

30
Q

Residential fire flow of __ GPM get every __ Square feet. Commercial is 20GPM.

A

100GPM per 100 sq ft

31
Q

Use a combination of what to keep attached parking garage stairwells clear of smoke?

A

PPV and garage ventilation system.

32
Q

First due engine should? FWAARRD

A
Floors
wind
attack stairwell
annunciator
recall elevators
rapid entry keys
directory

FWAARRD

33
Q

when using elevators in high rise fires what must you do?

A

Stop at intermediate points and check shaft for water, fire or smoke
Stop 2 floors below report fire floor

34
Q

what floor does the fire have to be over to use the elevator?

A

6

35
Q

How many companies are allowed to ride the elevator together?

A

2

36
Q

Who should determine the attack stairwell?

A

Engine officer and officer of first specialty piece

37
Q

Second due engine

A

water supply and stretch 3’’ or greater into the FDC and assist in placing firs hose line, 1 firefighter remain at the stairwell door and officer at standpipe outlet

38
Q

third engine?

A

Secondary FDC
view opposite side
floor above fire

39
Q

fourth due engine?

A

RIT

1 floor below the fire or outside IDLH for below grade

40
Q

Fifth due engine lobby control assignments

A

officer and FF unit tracking and recording ( SCBA pressure, crew and times)
LB-get with building engineer and building system control ( turn on fire pump and shut down HVAC
Driver- Elevator operations

41
Q

Search priority?
Residential
commercial

A

fire unit, exit hallways, adjacent and units across the hall

Fire area and floor, floor above, top floor, floors between fire floor and top floor.

42
Q

second due truck shall?

A

Proceed to floor above the fire and work with 3rd due engine

insure evacuation stairwell is identified and clear of smoke

43
Q

Rescue squad shall?

A
Deploy tag line in attack stairwell
forcible entry
evacuation 
assess fire extension
assist in movement of 2.5'' handline
44
Q

who is the base officer

A

6th due engine driver

45
Q

what should second alarm or greater units bring?

A

2 air cylinders and high rise pack

46
Q

where is staging

A

2 floors below the fire

47
Q

Who will open a window and assess wind conditions

A

truck or rescue squad operating on the floor above the fire

48
Q

what ventilation is the least desirable option?

A

vertical vent

49
Q

when should a search and evacuation branch or group be activated?

A

more then 2 floors above the fire that still contain occupants

50
Q

anticipate air cylinder will last

A

15-20 mins

51
Q

What is the fire load in general office space, conference area and file area?

A

7.7 LBS/SQFT General office
Conference area is 5.9psf
file area is over 16psf

52
Q

what are the effects of cold smoke

A

is cool and low lying smoke, characterized fires brought under control by sprinkler systems